Hand-bag lock.



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HAND BAG LUCK- APPLICATION FILED MAR- In 1915- 1,155,880. Patentd Oct.5,1915.

- INVENTORS Moms Brooks tg orrg B. Freeman 7 A TTORIVEYS Warren s rainsParana orrrCE. i

MORRIS BROOKS AND nanny B. FREE1t1AN,-OF YORK, 1v. Y.

HAND-BAG LOCK.

Application filed March 1, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat we, Morris BROOKS, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Bronx, in the county ofBronx and State of New York, and HARRY B. FREEMAN, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of the. city of New York, borough ofBrooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Hand- Bag Look, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to locking means for bags, and has reference moreparticularly to a lock for handbags.

The object of our invention is to provide a lock which is simple andinexpensive in construction and which will positively lock the bag sothat the same can under no circumstances accidentally unlock itself.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will morefully appear as the description proceeds, the intention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fullydescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming )art of the application, similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a hand bag embodying our invention;Fig. 2 is a magnified section on line 22 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isahorizontal section on line 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a modifiedstructure of the locking tongue.

Before proceeding to a more detailed description of our invention, itmust be clearly understood that the lock shown and described can be usedwith any other bag of similar structure, although it is mainly intendedto be used on ladies hand bags.

Referring to the drawings, 5 and 6 repre- Specification of LettersPatent.

Serial N0.11,272.

shoulders 11 are formed. The edge 10, midway between the shoulders 11,is provided with an extension 12, which is preferably an integral partof the head 7 and which the head 7 on the frame member 6 and tends tobring the edge 10 of the head in contact Patented 0011. 5, 1915.

with the top of the frame member 6. That v is to say, when the head 7 israised the spring 14 is twisted; and as soon as the head is released thestressed spring will bring the head to its normal position. It isselfevident that any other suitable spring can be used for the spring14.

Fitting snugly over the head 7 is a cap 15. The head 7 being cylindricalin shape, the cap 15 is adapted toturn thereon.

To prevent the axial displacement of the cap on the head, the same isprovided with atongue forming part of the wall and bent to engage thecut-out 9 of the edge 10 in the head 7 (see Fig. 2). This engagement ofthe tongue 16 with the cut-out!) of the head will permit a turningmovement of the cap on the head but prevent the axial displace- .ment ofthe cap on the head. The turning purpose in place of the of the .capon-the head is limited by the shoulders :11, which form stops; and ascan be seen from Fig.- 3, the angular displacement of the cap issubstantially 180.

The end of the tongue 16 projects beyond the edge 10 into the recess 8.Cooperating With this end of the tongue is a stud'17 riveted in thecentral part of the frame member 5. This stud -17 has an under-cut 18adapted to accommodate the tongue 16.

When the tongue engages the under-cut 18 of the stud 17, the head 7 isprevented from movement on the spring 14: relative to the frame member6, as it is locked by the .engagement of the tongue with the stud.

To permit the movement of the head 7 relative to the frame member 6, thecap 15 must be turned so as to disengage the tongue from the stud 17.Turning the cap to the right or to the left, as the case may be,

clears the stud 17 and the head 7 can then be moved relative to theframe member 6 so that the cut-away 9 will clear the stud, permitting aswinging movement between the frame members 5 and 6.

To facilitate the engagement of the stud 17 with the recess 8 of thehead 7, the edge 19 thereof which faces the frame member 6 is inclinedso that its upper part is farther away from the member 6 that its lowerpart, consequently when the two frame members 5 and 6 are moved towardeach other the edge 19 causes the cap to rise thereon and,

, consequently, moves the head 7 relative to the frame member 6, asdescribed, until the same snaps into the recess 8, when the spring 14automatically brings the head to its normal position and therewith thecap. By turning the cap to bring the tongue 16 into engagement with thecut-out 18 of the stud, the frame members 5 and 6 are positively lockedand cannot be accidentally opened until the cap 15 is turned, asdescribed.

In Fig. 4 a modified structure of the tongue is shown. In this case thetongue 16 has a central extension 20, in a plane with the body of thetongue, which prevents the turning of the cap 15 beyond the stud 17 whenthe same is to be engaged therewith, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 4.It will be seen that the cap can be brought into engagement with thestud from the right or left shoulder 11 of the head.

As a further precaution, a screw 21 is provided which is threaded intothe cap 15 but which is free to turn in the head 7. This screw preventsthe cap from working loose on the head; but if desired the engagementbetween the head and the cap can be made without the screw 21, as can beseen from the drawings and as has been described. I

IVhile we have described the principle of operation, together with thedevice which we now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, wedesire to have it understood that the device shown is merelyillustrative and that such changes may be made as are within the scopeof the appended claims.

We claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of frame members adaptedto move relatively, a head carried by one of said members, a resilientmember associated with said head whereby the same can be rocked on saidframe member, a cap mounted to turn on said head, and a stud associatedwith said second frame member and adapted to snap into the head, saidstud and cap having cooperating means whereby the head is prevented fromrocking and, therefore, the two frame members are locked together.

the second frame member when the same is against the first frame member,a resilient member carried by the first frame member and adapted toresist the movement of said head away from the'second frame member, astud carried by said second frame member and adapted to snap into thehead, and a cap mounted to turn on the head and prevented from axialdisplacement thereon, said stud having an under-cut adapted to beengaged by a portion of said cap, whereby the rocking movement of saidhead is prevented and whereby the two frame members are positivelylocked together.

3. In a device of the class described, a pair of frame members mountedto move relatively, a head on one of said frame mem bers mounted to rockthereon to and from the second frame member, a resilient member in saidfirst frame member engaging said head and normally tending to move saidhead toward the second member, a stud carried by said second framemember adapted to snap into said head, and a cap rotatably mounted onsaid head and having a tongue portion engaging the bottom of the headwhereby said cap is prevented from longitudinal displacement thereon,said stud having a cut-out adapted to be engaged by the tongue of thecap, whereby said head is prevented from rocking, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of frame members adaptedto move relatively, a cap mounted to rock and rotate on one of saidframe members, means for resisting the rocking movement of said cap, anda stud associated with said second frame member and adapted to snap intothe cap, said stud and cap having cooperating means whereby the cap isprevented from rocking, thereby locking the two frame members together.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MORRIS BROOKS. HARRY B. FREEMAN.

Witnesses:

B. Jorrn, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

